German Coworking Connectivity Trends Survey 2025

If you’re considering opening a coworking space, or already manage space in Germany, our latest piece of research – the German coworking connectivity trends survey 2025 – is really worth a read.  Local and national operators have shared their approach to internet and WiFi; in terms of what speed fibre bandwidth they install, how they manage WiFi security, their dedicated bandwidth offering and pricing strategies. 

Alongside our analysis of these trends we’ve added in actionable advice to help operators put the ideas into practise, based on our experience of partnering with flexible workspace and coworking operators in over 630 locations across 10 countries.  

Why connectivity matters for coworking spaces 

In today’s coworking industry, reliable internet and WiFi are not just perks – they’re essential.  In our survey 11% of operators stated that IT issues were the reason for either not winning a new client or losing an existing one. These issues clearly matter to clients and are surely more easily and cheaply addressed than location or amenities? 

Internet connectivity trends in German coworking spaces 

Survey respondents manage sites varying from boutique coworking to large national portfolios, with the most common workspace size being 400-999 workstations.  Even considering this spread of space type, the average bandwidth is quite low, below 1Gb/s to site, although most plan to increase fibre speed at their next site.  Existence of back up lines is also low at 64%, leaving sites open to service interruptions.   

In both bandwidth to site and back up lines German coworking spaces lag behind those in the UK, where 25% of lines ordered last year were 10Gb/s and 80% of lines were ordered with a backup.  Whilst I’m not saying that the UK is the growth model that the German flex market will necessarily follow, there is more data available on connectivity trends in this more mature market and lessons to be learned.  If you’re interested, read our most recent UK Connectivity Trends Report. 

Understanding and meeting coworking clients’ connectivity needs  

The survey showed that the majority of spaces offer a full range of IT services, with a strong take up of dedicated bandwidth, demonstrating that flex workspace is no longer the home of start-ups and consultants; but of larger companies with heavy data needs and stricter IT policies. Read the full report for more detail on this area, including how operators price dedicated bandwidth. 

Our research also revealed that in the majority of cases front of house teams were not handling every day internet actions, like new client or dedicated bandwidth set up.  Instead, these tasks are completed by central IT teams or external suppliers.  This suggests to me that the systems are over complex and that connectivity is not being managed seamlessly for clients. Again, this is fixable and can be automated with the right software and integrations.  

Creating secure and reliable WiFi network for coworking spaces 

One of the standout points from the survey for me is that operators are still taking unnecessary security risks with WiFi login with 55% offering a shared WiFi network with no login! This allows hackers to potentially monitor and intercept network traffic. The user on site might not care much about this, but providing higher security levels will go down well with IT-related decision makers and help sales teams in renting available offices.  

To find out more, download the full report here. 

If you are considering diversifying your office space portfolio in Germany, ensuring secure and resilient internet and WiFi performance is simpler than you think with twiindata, from technologywithin. Get in touch with me for a chat about how to offer a great flexspace connectivity experience with ease.